diff --git a/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-4.57.1.ebuild b/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-4.57.1.ebuild
index 996a19c65c46b..f88fa930f9337 100644
--- a/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-4.57.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-4.57.1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),sqlite"
 
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	>=dev-python/sortedcontainers-2.1.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
 BDEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		${RDEPEND}
 		dev-python/mock[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-5.1.5.ebuild b/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-5.1.5.ebuild
index 24078c547ce7b..963f87ee74a0a 100644
--- a/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-5.1.5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/hypothesis/hypothesis-5.1.5.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),sqlite"
 
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	>=dev-python/sortedcontainers-2.1.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
 BDEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		${RDEPEND}
 		dev-python/mock[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]